Bud spent another day shoveling dirt, and it shows. The side yard is smoothed and seeded, and the gutter drain lines are buried.
The railing above the front porch is complete. The one on top of the house is yet to be started.
Harold Wayne and his helper, Reno, continued tiling the front porch today. I'm really enjoying the way it's turning out, but I'm trying to restrain myself from posting a photo until it's completed and grouted.
And how 'bout this for good news: The kitchen cabinets are fixed! And, wow, do they look great!
Having the refrigerator surround the correct depth makes all the difference in the world. I fell in love with the kitchen all over again. (You'll have to wait for that photo too -- because the repairs aren't complete from where we had to move some recessed lighting to make room for the deeper cabinets.)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Day 397: Oct. 6, 2008
On Friday, six dump truck loads of dirt were delivered to backfill the area under the deck. Today, when the backhoe arrived to move the dirt, the guys discovered that the bucket wouldn't fit under the deck.
So Bud and Jimmy had the unexpected job of shoveling all that dirt. They finished the driveway side today. Fun, huh? And speaking of moving dirt, in the picture, Bud is smoothing the side yard for seeding tomorrow.
At the front of the house, the tilers started laying the porch floor. Above that, on the porch roof, Gary started putting up railing.
The electrician and the drywaller prepared the kitchen for the return of the cabinet installers, who are scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
So Bud and Jimmy had the unexpected job of shoveling all that dirt. They finished the driveway side today. Fun, huh? And speaking of moving dirt, in the picture, Bud is smoothing the side yard for seeding tomorrow.
At the front of the house, the tilers started laying the porch floor. Above that, on the porch roof, Gary started putting up railing.
The electrician and the drywaller prepared the kitchen for the return of the cabinet installers, who are scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
Day 396: Oct. 5, 2008
Moving stuff tends to require both hands, which means no photos -- so here's another great one from yesterday.
You can see that Lance knows his way around a motorcycle already. He's a natural motorsports guy.
As I mentioned, Bud and I moved a few more things around today. It didn't go as quickly as we had hoped because a couple of the pieces we wanted to move still had drawers full of stuff. That added up to a lot of sorting -- because the stuff was the now-typical assortment of incredibly interesting memorabilia and broken oddities.
But any moving is progress. And it all has to be done at some point. Even the drawer sorting.
You can see that Lance knows his way around a motorcycle already. He's a natural motorsports guy.
As I mentioned, Bud and I moved a few more things around today. It didn't go as quickly as we had hoped because a couple of the pieces we wanted to move still had drawers full of stuff. That added up to a lot of sorting -- because the stuff was the now-typical assortment of incredibly interesting memorabilia and broken oddities.
But any moving is progress. And it all has to be done at some point. Even the drawer sorting.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Day 395: Oct. 4, 2008
Today we got to meet Eliza for the first time!
Brian and Janie were nearby, visiting her family, and they made a special trip to town so we could see their girl in person. Laura and Lance were able to come into town for the morning too.
Eliza was, of course, adorable. She's five weeks old. What else could she possibly be? At first, Lance wasn't so sure how to take some who's even smaller than he is. But he's a smart guy, so he figured the whole thing out pretty quickly.
The rest of the day, Bud and I got a little cleaning and furniture moving-in done.
Brian and Janie were nearby, visiting her family, and they made a special trip to town so we could see their girl in person. Laura and Lance were able to come into town for the morning too.
Eliza was, of course, adorable. She's five weeks old. What else could she possibly be? At first, Lance wasn't so sure how to take some who's even smaller than he is. But he's a smart guy, so he figured the whole thing out pretty quickly.
The rest of the day, Bud and I got a little cleaning and furniture moving-in done.
Day 394: Oct. 3, 2008
Kirby's memorial stone arrived today.
I still forget that she's not here anymore. I practically have to remind myself aloud not to check on her and not to save our leftovers for her. So I'm glad that she at least has a nice marker for her new home.
A while ago, Bud moved Roscoe from the current house to a spot beside Kirby. Kirbs was sad and lonely when Roscoe died in 2003, so I'll bet they had a great reunion.
I still forget that she's not here anymore. I practically have to remind myself aloud not to check on her and not to save our leftovers for her. So I'm glad that she at least has a nice marker for her new home.
A while ago, Bud moved Roscoe from the current house to a spot beside Kirby. Kirbs was sad and lonely when Roscoe died in 2003, so I'll bet they had a great reunion.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Day 393: Oct. 2, 2008
We have gutters. Which means we're finally ready for that final inspection. (It's scheduled for tomorrow morning!)
Gary and Jimmy were nice enough to begin installing our Roman shades today, a relief for Bud and me because we really weren't looking forward to tackling that job.
Bud installed his patio speakers this morning. You can see one at the corner of the addition in photo. (And you can see one of the post caps too.)
Kathy cleaned more this afternoon. Bud and I took the bed frame up to the master bedroom and put it together this evening, and we also moved the hall tree into the entry hall.
It's still hard to believe we're actually putting furniture in the house.
Gary and Jimmy were nice enough to begin installing our Roman shades today, a relief for Bud and me because we really weren't looking forward to tackling that job.
Bud installed his patio speakers this morning. You can see one at the corner of the addition in photo. (And you can see one of the post caps too.)
Kathy cleaned more this afternoon. Bud and I took the bed frame up to the master bedroom and put it together this evening, and we also moved the hall tree into the entry hall.
It's still hard to believe we're actually putting furniture in the house.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Day 392: Oct. 1, 2008
Now here's some progress! Bud picked up the dining room table, its chairs and the sideboard from the refinisher this afternoon.
See, there they are ... IN THE DINING ROOM!! How shocked are you?
Bud was talking with Gary and Jimmy this morning about where we could put the table until the final inspection, and it turns out that we can move into the old part of the house even before the final. Who knew?
So when Kathy made her first cleaning visit today, we asked her to start in the dining room instead of upstairs. (She's speedy, though. She also got the master bedroom finished, except for the windows.)
Outside this morning, Bud, Gary and Jimmy placed the post caps on the columns and Gary sealed them. They're bigger than I pictured, but they're fine. They're already growing on me.
Back to the dining room furniture. It belonged to Bud's maternal grandparents. Remember we went to the auction preview last week of the house that used to be theirs? This is the table that used to be in their dining room there.
See, there they are ... IN THE DINING ROOM!! How shocked are you?
Bud was talking with Gary and Jimmy this morning about where we could put the table until the final inspection, and it turns out that we can move into the old part of the house even before the final. Who knew?
So when Kathy made her first cleaning visit today, we asked her to start in the dining room instead of upstairs. (She's speedy, though. She also got the master bedroom finished, except for the windows.)
Outside this morning, Bud, Gary and Jimmy placed the post caps on the columns and Gary sealed them. They're bigger than I pictured, but they're fine. They're already growing on me.
Back to the dining room furniture. It belonged to Bud's maternal grandparents. Remember we went to the auction preview last week of the house that used to be theirs? This is the table that used to be in their dining room there.
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